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After the 1999 earthquake in Istanbul,  Atila Zekioglu, an architect, decided to incorporate more  measures against earthquakes when he designed the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The structure is designed to withstand an 8.0 earthquake, and uses seismic isolation devices. The building rests on 300 of these isolators, and is designed to move as a whole, so even after an earthquake, it will hopefully remain functional. This technology is the newest technology that is being used and the isolators are called triple friction pendulum isolators, and were manufactured by the Earthquake Protection Systems in Vallejo. They slow down the lateral motion of the building and prevent destruction caused by uneven forces acting on the buildings.  You can read more about it here.

The technology that is being used in the Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul can be implimented in other buildings so that the destruction after earthquakes is not as severe. Applying this technology to buildings such as hospitals means that facilites that would help injured people after a destructive earthquake would be useable and could save lives. This type of building saves money on construction, also.

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Triple Pendulum SliderSabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul